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Alas Definition

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English

Etymology

From Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

alas

  1. Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
    • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Act 5, Scene 1
      Alas, Poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rims at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? quite chap-fallen? Now get you to my lady's chamber, and tell her, let her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come; make her laugh at that.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams

Balinese

Noun

alas

  1. forest

Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hungarian halász (“fisherman”).

Noun

àlās m.

  1. (regional) a river fisherman

Synonyms

Finnish

Etymology

From the same Uralic root *ala as Estonian all and Hungarian alatt (the lative singular of ala-).

Adverb

alas (comparative alemmaksi, superlative alimmaksi)

  1. down
  2. downward

Antonyms

Inflection

Declension of alas
noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural
nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla –
genitive – – delative alhaalta –
partitive – – sublative alhaalle –
accusative – – lative alas –
inessive – – temporal – –
elative – – causative – –
illative – – multiplicative – –
adessive alla – distributive – –
ablative alta – temp. dist. – –
allative alle – prolative ali alitse –
essive – – situative allekkain alakkain –
translative – – oppositive alatusten –
instructive – –
abessive – –
comitative – –

Interjection

alas

  1. (followed by a nominative) down with (e.g. in demonstrations)
    Alas rikolliset!
    Down with the criminals!

Anagrams

Indonesian

Noun

alas

  1. base, foundation
  2. layer, lining, covering

Synonyms

Latin

Noun

ālās f.

  1. accusative plural of āla

Verb

alās

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of alō.
    1. "may you nourish"
    2. "may you feed, may you maintain, may you develop"
    3. "may you keep, may you supply with necessities, may you support financially"

Latvian

Noun

alas

  1. Nominative plural of ala.
  2. Genitive singular of ala.
  3. Accusative plural of ala.

Declension

Fourth declension noun
singular plural
nominative ala alas
genitive alas alu
dative alai alām
accusative alu alas
locative alā alās

Malay

Noun

alas

  1. base, framework, layer, pad, foundation

Portuguese

Verb

alas

  1. Second-person singular (tu) present indicative of verb alar.

Spanish

Noun

alas f. pl.

  1. plural form of ala

 

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